by David Spaulding | Nov 11, 2016 | SEC, GIPS, Investment Performance Guy, Securities & Exchange Commission
F-Squared Enforcement by the Securities & Exchange Commission Perhaps you’ve never heard of F-Squared. The only reason I knew the name was because a few years ago, we were asked by a new advisor to help them become GIPS® compliant. They were going to...
by David Spaulding | Nov 8, 2016 | Investment Performance Guy, benchmarks
Benchmarks & the world of ignorance It appears that there is a tremendous amount of misunderstanding within our industry regarding what firms can or cannot do with market index-based benchmarks. At the core, many investment professionals, including asset...
by David Spaulding | Oct 30, 2016 | Investment Performance Guy
I’m reading Michael Caine’s first autobiography, “What’s it all about.” It’s actually a signed copy, that I suspect I purchased in London quite a number of years ago. I finally got around to reading it. It’s fantastic....
by David Spaulding | Oct 26, 2016 | time-weighted, BAI, Bank Administration Institute, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement, time-weighted return, time-weighting
Why is it called time-weighted returns? Before I answer this question, it might help to explain where the terms “time-weighting” and “time-weighted” come from. It’s not what you may think. No, Peter Dietz, who gave us the “Original...
by David Spaulding | Oct 24, 2016 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
GIPS Webinar / Workshop: December 15, 2016 I’m really excited to announce TSG will host a GIPS® webinar on December 15, 2016. It’s going to be an all-day workshop, starting at 10 AM (US) EST. My friends and colleagues, Herb Chain, CPA (formerly of D&T)...
